'Twas the Week After Christmas
'Twas the week after Christmas, and back one more time
Is our Holiday habit of busting a rhyme.
The presents are opened, the food done got eat,
And old, dried up Christmas trees lie in the street.
"Which player's better? LeBron or Chris Paul?"
Was the question to be settled once and for all.
As Rigby played Zermatt, the reply from Coach Ben:
"You've got the best player, but I have the win!"
Then down in the VA, the Stratagem battled,
They fought for their lives, but boy they seemed rattled.
It's not a mistake, please don't repair your TV,
That was just a turd sandwich, courtesy: Dunleavy.
And speaking of feces, what's the deal with Salt Lake?
A huge loss to Bayside, is that not a mistake?
We're waiting, dear SnowBees, for that "championship run"
We keep hearing about, but it looks like you're done.
A battle of brothers took place in the Big Apple
The U-Dogs and Kings in a Christmas week grapple.
With New York the victor, St George needn't pout,
From the playoffs the U-Dogs are but 2.5 out.
This year from the 'Dancers, it's all been a tease,
For with Wade and Durant, wins should trickle with ease.
But lo! Finally! They lived up to their billing,
And massacred Udorn—a grand Christmas killing.
It was Gators and Igs in our Game of the Week,
Hopkins team's in a slump, and Twin Falls at their peak.
In a year where it seems every team may be dancing,
It's the Gators who revel in league-wide de-pantsing.
For the first time in hist'ry, the Gators compete
Sans Kobe Bean Bryant—that phony old cheat.
If they were like presents, "Twin Falls Now" is much better
New Gators: a Wii; Old Gators: a sweater.
"Thanks for nothing," says Adams, "we're doing just grand,
At the top of the rankings the Gators now stand."
Then Kobe the fool, from his mouth he did blurt:
"This is dumb and I hate you! Someone's gonna get hurt!
Week 9 Spud State Showdown Dance-Off Voting Results:
Twin Falls Gators 2 (22%)
Los Iguanas de Maracaibo 2 (25%)
Fun Facts: Dec 24-30, 2007
ST GEORGE (AP)—Through the first eight weeks of the season, the St. George Underdogs appeared to be unbeatable, if not untieable.
After a league-record eight-week non-losing streak gave them a comfortable first-place lead (and a record-tying 4 hyphenated words in one introductory clause), the Underdogs were suddenly and unexpectedly brought back to earth with a 4-5 loss to big brother TJ and his otherwise hapless New York Kings.
"We kept hearing all week about how St. George is invincible," said Kings guard Steve Nash, who almost single-handedly out-assisted the entire U-Dog team (51 to 54). "Well, I think we've shown that they can be vinced, at least by us, if not by any other team in the league." In their almost year-and-a-half history, the franchise from New York has never lost to the Underdogs.
Despite this moderate setback, U-Dog management does not seem worried, at least, not worried enough to dismantle the starting lineup, which now includes only four healthy, participating players.
"I think we all like the way the lineup is currently mantled," said Manu Ginobili, who does not speak English natively and is not one of the aforementioned healthy players. "Even though we lost, I'd say everything is still in a state of total array. I mean, why disrupt a lineup that got you into first place? I hope Coach Truman keeps this lineup rupted just as he has all season."
Ginobili, it seems, has nothing to worry about, because Truman does not seem too disappointed about last week's lost. You might even say he seems very appointed.
"I'm just still being happy," he said when asked how he felt about losing for the first time all year. "I have a lot of wins, you know. TJ can have some now. I'm just thinking about the other guy."
Some people would argue that it was this kind of nonchalant attitude that caused the U-Dogs winning streak to suddenly turn into a two-week non-winning streak (including a tie to Richmond in week 8). One of those people is star forward Shawn Marion. "I think we definitely need to work on being more chalant," he said. "A lot of guys in this locker room don't seem very disgruntled about losing to New York. But I, for one, am not gruntled at all."
Could it be that the U-Dogs' first brush with adversity this season will lead to discord among the players? "No," Marion insists. "There's still plenty of cord on our team. We just need to remain sheveled and keep moving in a gainly way."
Luckily for St. George, they only play the Kings once more this season, so finishing with a two-loss record seems very doable. Oh, yeah, and they play some other teams too, so I guess there's an outside chance they might lose one of those games.
'Twas the week after Christmas, and back one more time
Is our Holiday habit of busting a rhyme.
The presents are opened, the food done got eat,
And old, dried up Christmas trees lie in the street.
"Which player's better? LeBron or Chris Paul?"
Was the question to be settled once and for all.
As Rigby played Zermatt, the reply from Coach Ben:
"You've got the best player, but I have the win!"
Then down in the VA, the Stratagem battled,
They fought for their lives, but boy they seemed rattled.
It's not a mistake, please don't repair your TV,
That was just a turd sandwich, courtesy: Dunleavy.
And speaking of feces, what's the deal with Salt Lake?
A huge loss to Bayside, is that not a mistake?
We're waiting, dear SnowBees, for that "championship run"
We keep hearing about, but it looks like you're done.
A battle of brothers took place in the Big Apple
The U-Dogs and Kings in a Christmas week grapple.
With New York the victor, St George needn't pout,
From the playoffs the U-Dogs are but 2.5 out.
This year from the 'Dancers, it's all been a tease,
For with Wade and Durant, wins should trickle with ease.
But lo! Finally! They lived up to their billing,
And massacred Udorn—a grand Christmas killing.
It was Gators and Igs in our Game of the Week,
Hopkins team's in a slump, and Twin Falls at their peak.
In a year where it seems every team may be dancing,
It's the Gators who revel in league-wide de-pantsing.
For the first time in hist'ry, the Gators compete
Sans Kobe Bean Bryant—that phony old cheat.
If they were like presents, "Twin Falls Now" is much better
New Gators: a Wii; Old Gators: a sweater.
"Thanks for nothing," says Adams, "we're doing just grand,
At the top of the rankings the Gators now stand."
Then Kobe the fool, from his mouth he did blurt:
"This is dumb and I hate you! Someone's gonna get hurt!
Around the WFBL
Abominables 5, Trojans 4
Sundancers 7, Jai-Rai 2
Tigers 6, SnowBees 3
Kings 5, Underdogs 4
Butchers 5, Stratagem 4
Week 9 Spud State Showdown Dance-Off Voting Results:
Rigby Trojans 7 (77%)
Twin Falls Gators 2 (22%)
Week 9 Game of the Week Voting Results:
Twin Falls Gators 6 (75%)
Los Iguanas de Maracaibo 2 (25%)
Week 8 EBP:
Tie: Chris Paul, Zermatt—3 votes (42% of vote)
Zach Randolph, Udorn—3 votes (42% of vote)
Zach Randolph, Udorn—3 votes (42% of vote)
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Fun Facts: Dec 24-30, 2007Gallon of gas: $3.10
Gallon of milk: $2.50
#1 Song: "No One"—Alicia Keys
#1 Movie: "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"
Each week, This Week in the WFBL looks back and shines a light on a moment in the WFBL's illustrious history. This week, we look at Week 9 from 2007 (Dec 24-30). The U-Dogs were rolling along with their 8-week unbeaten streak, with nothing to give the impression that said streak would be ending anytime soon. But they weren't counting on older brother TJ and the New York Kings.
WEEK NINE, DEC 24-30, 2007
Kings Prove U-Dogs to be Vincible
ST GEORGE (AP)—Through the first eight weeks of the season, the St. George Underdogs appeared to be unbeatable, if not untieable.
After a league-record eight-week non-losing streak gave them a comfortable first-place lead (and a record-tying 4 hyphenated words in one introductory clause), the Underdogs were suddenly and unexpectedly brought back to earth with a 4-5 loss to big brother TJ and his otherwise hapless New York Kings.
"We kept hearing all week about how St. George is invincible," said Kings guard Steve Nash, who almost single-handedly out-assisted the entire U-Dog team (51 to 54). "Well, I think we've shown that they can be vinced, at least by us, if not by any other team in the league." In their almost year-and-a-half history, the franchise from New York has never lost to the Underdogs.
Despite this moderate setback, U-Dog management does not seem worried, at least, not worried enough to dismantle the starting lineup, which now includes only four healthy, participating players.
"I think we all like the way the lineup is currently mantled," said Manu Ginobili, who does not speak English natively and is not one of the aforementioned healthy players. "Even though we lost, I'd say everything is still in a state of total array. I mean, why disrupt a lineup that got you into first place? I hope Coach Truman keeps this lineup rupted just as he has all season."
Ginobili, it seems, has nothing to worry about, because Truman does not seem too disappointed about last week's lost. You might even say he seems very appointed.
"I'm just still being happy," he said when asked how he felt about losing for the first time all year. "I have a lot of wins, you know. TJ can have some now. I'm just thinking about the other guy."
Some people would argue that it was this kind of nonchalant attitude that caused the U-Dogs winning streak to suddenly turn into a two-week non-winning streak (including a tie to Richmond in week 8). One of those people is star forward Shawn Marion. "I think we definitely need to work on being more chalant," he said. "A lot of guys in this locker room don't seem very disgruntled about losing to New York. But I, for one, am not gruntled at all."
Could it be that the U-Dogs' first brush with adversity this season will lead to discord among the players? "No," Marion insists. "There's still plenty of cord on our team. We just need to remain sheveled and keep moving in a gainly way."
Luckily for St. George, they only play the Kings once more this season, so finishing with a two-loss record seems very doable. Oh, yeah, and they play some other teams too, so I guess there's an outside chance they might lose one of those games.
The U-Dogs bounced back nicely, winning their next four, but then went 4-4 down the stretch, capped by a 1-8 loss in the Wasatch Conference Concludings. Safe to say the U-Dogs were plenty disheveled.
I know this didn't fit the rhyme scheme, but I just want the record to show that the SnowBees were without Dirk and Calderon last week. So, the championship run is technically still in process.
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